[lammps-users] Format of coordinates data file

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Steve,
In a simulation, if I read atom coordinates from a data file, and have 2 atom types, do the coordinates of all the atoms of type 1 have to be listed first and then coordinates of atom type 2? Or does the order not matter.

Thanks,
Sreekant

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Steve,
In a simulation, if I read atom coordinates from a data file, and
have 2 atom types, do the coordinates of all the atoms of type 1 have
to be listed first and then coordinates of atom type 2? Or does the
order not matter.

order does not matter. please read the documentation of the Atoms
section at: http://lammps.sandia.gov/doc/read_data.html

axel.